Is death itself an education?

Gail 2022-04-23 07:03:00

This movie is too educational, and it's a good thing and a bad thing. If I saw it when I was 18, I might think it was a good movie. The director's control is really not bad, and in many ways, it is more advanced than the cliché.

A solemn ceremony of death, even with a cello, a beautiful understanding wife - all of these, for education, Japanese style of danmei and tranquility dominates the atmosphere of the whole film, more points The paradoxical perception of life (the protagonist's name is actually called Dawu). Well, with death, as with the Holocaust, awe trumps thought, and I dedicate my mouth to the raven of the night.

This is a successful Hollywood-tuned movie that bombards you with concentrated fire, telling you that if there is dignity and beauty in death, there is nothing more than this, if there is obedience and virtue in life, there is nothing more than this, if there is respect for duty and experience, nothing more than that. Rituals come from tradition, and my personal tradition is, think a little more, see a little more.

It is recommended to take a look at Itami XIII's "Funeral" for similar topics, there is only one funeral, not many textbooks on funerals. In the length of a movie, the interesting face and details of human nature can be seen more.

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Departures quotes

  • Daigo Kobayashi: [to the grieving family] The right of encoffinment is to prepare the deceased for a peaceful departure. Please come closer and watch. I will now wipe the body.

  • Sonezaki: The orchestra is dissolved.